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>> investigators and soft lake tahoe are trying to find reason for a dozen of 18 periods >> the eldorado colorado investigators were searching for the girl. if she was found dead and along. the last time that they found her was that 19 year-old al yssa byrne was found. it >> she was found by utility workers. they were able to
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look down an embankment and they found her. >> they stated this she was fully clothed. they stated that a tattoo on her body helped identify her. she was found about 5 mi. away from this hotel. they stated that she was staying with her friends and family. if she was in town for a festival at lake tahoe community college. >> at this time investigators do not know whether not she got lost going back to the hotel. investigators also stated that witnesses told of them that she was intoxicated. the temperatures have been in very cold. it could be hooked up amid that she died of. we will not know until
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we did the autopsy done. >> it may be way over a month before that is fine. >> her body was taken for an autopsy. they stated that her autopsy will be performed this weekend. >> sprint's and > ulffriends anf alyssa byrne are more and her loss. despite the cold weather last my. hundreds of them gathered for a candlelight vigil at the high-school she graduated from. her friends say that they are having a tough time coming up to terms that she is dead. >> her friends said she was
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very popular and nice to everyone that she met. she used to call her friends turtles, so, you can see here, they got matching turtle tattoos and her memory. >> a pair of fundraisers this week as a benefit alyssa's family. to get you more news faster, will go to our solo reporter mike pelton. >> today the fund raiser runs from 9 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. tonight this will be as " beyond the glory " sports bar and grill in petaluma. over the past several days we have seen such an outpouring of support for her and her family. there were tears and hugs last night when they came to remember the girl. this is
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definitely an opportunity for people to help the family financially. >> stay with kron 4 as we continue to follow the investigation. updates also available on our web site kron4.com, and our facebook and twitter page. >> another bay area headlined we are following this morning. a 13 year-old girl is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was hit by car in sampras's go last night. the collision was reported after eight on pine street near stockton. the girl, who is visiting the city with her family, was struck by a white subaru. if she was taken to san francisco general hospital. the
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collision is under investigation. >> pg&e crews are working to repair a gas leak in a brentwood neighborhood. the leak was first reported in the 2700 block of st. andrews drive just before 430 friday afternoon. eight homes were evacuated as a precaution while pg&e workers shut off gas service in the area. if 10 customers were without gas service while repairs were under way. if pg&e expects to finish the repairs by today. ♪ [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. no more paper lists. [ dog barking ] ♪ no more paper anything. safeway presents just for u. ♪ save more. save easier. saving more, starts now.
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>> a police chase and san francisco friday involving a man driving a stolen as uv. this is video from skyes 7 h d. police say that when they tracks the man down, he ran from officers. they eventually caught up to him and he was arrested. no one was hurt. police are looking
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for other suspects in the area. >> two people have died following an outbreak of n irivurys at a marin county senior care center. officials said the outbreak started just before christmas and has infected 60 residents and employees at the redwood facility in mill valley. health officials said that the virus may have contributed to the deaths of two elderly residents. another six people were taken to the hospital after getting a deal from the contagious virus. this causes like symptoms for 24 to 48 hours. >> the centers for disease control warn that the flu season appears to be particularly bad this year. it is spreading faster and
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earlier than usual. the cdc says of the south and southeast sections of the country are getting hit especially hard. doctors said that even people will receive the flu shot can still get sick. >> some health experts say that the current flu vaccine does not include of the strain that is spreading across the country right now. but the cdc disagrees, saying that this year's vaccine does cover the virus that is currently affecting people. >> coming up on kron 4 news weekend, tomorrow parking in the city of san francisco will cost you a little more. we will have more coming up. here is a live look outside in san francisco at the james lick freeway.
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>> welcome back. the time is 7:15 a.m.. this is shaping up to be a not so great
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forecast. >> this is the view of the san mateo bridge as the plenty of fog outside. we are going to see the cloud cover increase as the storm system approaches us. we will continue to see the rain into the evening hours as well. you could sit on satellite and radar that the cold front is approaching us. it is already impacting north of us. we will still continue to sit push into the afternoon hour. by about 3:00 p.m. it will crossover the golden gate bridge. you could sit and portions of the peninsula. by 6:00 p.m. the yellow band on your screen will show moderate downpours. it will make its way to the east bay by about 7:00 p.m. arethrough the heavier rain will push
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out of our area. we can still see wet weather along the san mateo coastline overnight. >> the temperatures has been chilly for the morning. it is pretty chilly right now in santa rosa. it is below freezing. it is low 40's in the south bay and about 33 degrees in pleasanton. the afternoon high will be in the upper 50s. it will be about 56 degrees and san francisco. as we take a look at the 7 day around the bay this wets weather wil >> we could be closer to knowing what caused that
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terrific blast out at the chevron plant last august. there are reports that chevron firefighters responding to a small leak earlier in the summer may have accidentally punctured a main pipeline. that incident happened before the massive august 6th fire that sent a cloud of gas and black smoke into the air in richmond. thousands of people sought medical treatment as a resort. the 40 year-old pipe was already on weekends before the fire, and may have been punctured from outside. investigators are examining firefighter tools to determine if the crew is accidentally damaged the line. >> and a reminder, starting tomorrow, no more free metered parking on sundays and san francisco. drivers have to the meter is from noon to 6:00 p.m. or
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that will risk of getting a ticket. some small-business owners say that the move could keep customers away. but others argue it could free up more parking, since drivers will no longer be able to take up a space all day long. >> and more money woes to talk about, a new report reveals that employees with the state department of parks and recreation and intentionally hid millions of dollars from the state for more than a decade. kron4 said charles clifford has the story. >> it was discovered that the parks and recreational department might have hit the money. they stated that the nose is very shocking because the state was considering closing down state parks. the new also resulted in the resignation of the manager. they concluded that 34 million of
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the dollars were innocently misplaced. the other 28 million was kept a secret account. they stated that the park and recreation employees knew about this. they stated that in about mid 90's the fund began to grow. park and wreck employees were aware of this but year after year they failed to reported to the department of finance. after they interviewed 40 of them they concluded that the employee is hit the money because they were worried that the budget would be cut if the funds were discovered. they were embarrassed that it had gone on for so long. the report also noted that parts direct employees consistently requested that their superiors address the issue. the funds were kept and the office stated that any of the money was stolen. they stated that it just sat unused for years. >> a new report answers the
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question which profession's most the lowest unemployment rate? in 2012 those jobs were in the health care, finance and social service sectors, and all require a lot of education and training. the lowest unemployment rate was among the physicians and surgeons. on the other end of the spectrum jobs in construction, sales, and transportation sustained the greatest job losses. along with telemarketers who had the highest rate of unemployment. the list left out highly specialized professions. >> coming up on kron 4 news weekend, call the fda is trying to make the food you eat, safer. here is a live look outside at the bay bridge approach.
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>> president barack obama is
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expected to round out his new national security team next week. washington insiders say that former republican senator shut hay- gel of nebraska is the front runner for the secretary of state the job. but the prospect has already drawn sharp criticism from a number of pro it is early and gay groups. meanwhile, acting cia director might go more rally is competing with counter-terrorism adviser john marin and to be the new spy chief. the president returns from his hole why eat family vacation on sunday and he is expected to announce some of his picks on monday. >> critics of arizona as a medical marijuana law
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thought it would cause " marijuana madness " among teams. but that did not happen. a new study shows that pot use by teenagers is actually declining in arizona since the law was passed in 2010. it is still, the overall average is down. most of the teens surveyed say that they got marijuana from their friends. about 12 percent said they got from someone with a medical marijuana card. >> the fda wants to make food safer, " before " it gets to your plate. possibly before it makes you sick. as and pena jones reports, the government is working on new rules that could save " hundreds " of lives every year. >> this will make sure that
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workers wash their hands for example. that will focus on high risk areas. they want to keep wild animals out of fields. >> they are looking at the passage and the cause of why people are getting sick. things like e. coli and salmonella. the goal is to make it easy for them to track down the problems should they occur. this is to make the fda act faster to shut them down. they will not be final until the four months rule is allowed. >> they want to make sure that the fda has enough resources to enforce these rules. if this means that money for like inspections. >> coming up on kron 4 news weekend. a large tiger shark is a little too close for
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comfort for swimmers and australia. we will show you that. here is a live look outside at the san mateo bridge.
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>> welcome back. the time is 7:30 a.m.. >> this is bound to stay this way. >> we will see the cloud cover increase in this morning there is higher moisture in the air. increased cloud cover is for the morning. at this will bring us ma rain for the evening hours. it will taper off on the early-morning hours. as we look at the temperatures. there is
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freezing temperatures at 32 degrees in fairfield. it is currently 34 degrees and through novato. that afternoon highs will be in the mid '50s. it will be 56 degrees expected for san francisco. hid your hand up to the sea era we are expecting about 2 to 3 in.. we will talk more about the rain in my next forecast. >> the family of a petaluma a teenager whose body was found in south lake tahoe, is banking all of those who helped in the search. the el dorado county sheriff's promise says that alyssa byrne disappeared around midnight on new year's eve.
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alyssa's body was spotted friday morning, about 5 mi. from a hotel where she was staying. byrne was found fully close. a tattoo helped investigators identify her body. officials think that she may have become disoriented as she tried to walk to her hotel. witnesses tell police that she had been intoxicated. it is still on clear how she died. police do not suspect foul play. >> she made a wrong turn because the issue was try to walk to the resort she said have turned this way. but
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her body was from more to the west. this area is covered with snow and apiles create snowbanks. they stated that the body was about to and feeds from the road. >> meanwhile, to fund- raisers are planned this weekend for the family of alyssa byrne. the first one starts today at " beyond the glory " sports bar and grill in petaluma. it is donating 10 percent of their sales today to byrne;s family. they opened at 9:00 this morning. and then tomorrow, another fund raiser is being held at pongo's kitchen and taps also in petaluma.
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>> deputies in contra costa county are investigating a shooting that sent three people to the hospital. the shooting was reported just before 6:00 p.m. friday. it happened near fifth street and jealously avenue in richmond. the victims are one woman and two men, it is not clear on their condition this morning. >> a 19 year-old gang member is now facing a list of charges including murder. that is following tuesday's deadly crash as san francisco's mission district. david morales had his first court appearance friday. kron 4 urs dance kerman was there. >> he killed two people and injured a third. >> he is a convicted felon
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who was trying to get away. he killed someone and now he will be charged with felony murder. >> he faces three counts of attempted murder, abating arrest, and participating in a gang. at he has been involved in gangs for some time. they stated that his arrest should be a wake-up call for all parents. >> any sign of gang should be enough for parents to pay attention and to get more involved in your child's life. you should ensure that by the time they reach 80 years so they do not end up going to prison or hurting someone. >> he is due back in court on tuesday. he is convicted of all of these charges. the d.a. stated that he may be in prison for 200 years. >> in the south bay, a naked man involved in a tense police standoff on new
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year's day eighth appeared in court today. police say that charles bennett had a samurai style stored in an assault rifle. he brandished the sword, before finally dropping it in the standoff. police later found a rifle in his car. bennett did not enter a plea yesterday. >> and here is video from skyes 7 h d of the standoff. this happened on tuesday. police shot bennett with what they call " nonlethal " projects. but he did not give up, he jumped a fence and took a hard fall before stabbing the sword to the ground and surrendering. >> new this morning, authorities say a son of day
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missoni fashion family is among six passengers on a small plane that has gone missing off the venezyekabuelan coast. the plane was reported missing hours after takeoff friday. authorities said that the plane carried four italian tourists and two venezuelan crew members. among those on board were vittorio missoni and his wife, and two of their friends from northern italy. >> take a look at this, it is a 9 ft. long tiger shark not far from shore and a popular australian beach. a >> helicopter in perth
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spotted the shark and notified authorities. they eagerly close on nearby beaches and got everyone out of the water. authorities believe that the sharks are looking for the eight fish, but they still pose a danger to humans. >> coming up on kron 4 news weekend, cyclist lance armstrong closer to a meeting that he use performance enhancing drugs. here is a live look outside at heavenly ski resort. have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh?
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>> it is 7:40 a.m.. new this morning, a 260 man faces life in prison for a 2010 rampage through santa cruz. maurice ains-worth escape from prison to novembers ago by shooting a deputy in the head with offices stun gun. he then fled to nearby preschool. there he held a teacher a gun point in a classroom full of tolars, demanding tease to her car. he also held a couple hostage and on a home invasion. he has been convicted of 39 charges, including kidnapping and attempted murder. >> authorities are investigating what they call a suspicious fire at a mere one a club in san jose. it was reported around 4:00 friday morning at the
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palliative health center on zanker road. fire crews said there was an odor of gasoline at the building, which was empty at the time. no word yet on the exact cause. >> stay with us your sports highlights are coming up on kron 4 news weekend. here is a live look outside at the bay bridge. >>
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>> we are taking another look outside at mt. cam >> i think overcast will stay with us throughout the day. it will probably increase as we move through the day. >> this is the view of the golden gate bridge. it will increase brought the day. there is a system that is approaching us started out in the north bay this after know perez taken a look at satellite and radar. you concede that it is already impacting the northern part of the state. if it will not hit our area until the afternoon. by the 11:00 a.m. it will be just cloudy conditions. we will have showers pushing into the north bay. if they will grow
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a little bit wide spread by 3:00 p.m.. >> by 6:00 p.m. you can see moderate the downpours. it will decrease in terms of intensity by the evening hours. by 11:00 p.m. it will be pushing out but we still will be dealing with wet weather along the bay shore. we are still dealing with that along the san mateo area. tomorrow morning we expected to clear up. it is 34 degrees right now in santa rosa. it is still freezing in fairfield at 32 degrees carry air afternoon highs will bring us a mix bag of the upper 50s. as we take a look at the 7 day around the bay, once we get through the wet weather we will have a dry start for
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the week. >> disgraced or a friend scampi and lance armstrong is reportedly close to admitting that he used performance enhancing drugs. lacher, armstrong was stripped of his seven toward the france titles and he was banned for life from cycling. anonymous sources say that he is considering a confession to help restore his athletic career. but armstrong's attorney said that he has no knowledge that the 41 year-old is considering a confession. >> another sports headlined, cal and u s c will tip off today in college basketball. also, he is one of the up when the is coaches in the bay area. he retires after 34 seasons. the heisman
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trophy winner " the john the football " finishes this season in style. here is the gary radnich with all the sports highlights. >> throw up the board and when you see that he had 34 years as a head coach it just goes on, and on. he stated that it is time for him to go. how impressive has his career ben? they are currently making a movie of de lasalle and bob life. they will focus on the game streak that doubled. he will stay at the school and he also teaches religion. when you have a week between games the media has to talk about something. at who will
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place kicks for the 49ers when they play their first pro season game? >> billy it missed the this field goal that eliminated them from the super bowl. he has been a 6 time pro bowler but john harbaugh he is stating that he is not sure. >> i cannot relate that of this as a competition i would just go to practice and practice our normally do. >> is just go out and practice well. now worry about anything else. just give us your best. >> the 49ers will take him at the end of next week. $4
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million is what the super bowl february 3rd in louisiana the super dome of the new orleans. it is once a cole's $4 million for a 32nd commercial. no heisman trophy for johnny mandel. this kid is just amazing! he kinda sounds like to empty bow and college!. he can run better than to go and he can play better than tea bowl. i texas a&m text apart oklahoma. >> his team was blown out last weekend by connecticut. they dropped from 1 to 4. they played colorado. they came back to win. they're
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not welcome one. the bears, when you plan the same area you do not get a lot of attention. cal is pretty good. they won 55 to 50 over utah. cal is ranked seventh in the nation. >> coming up on kron 4 news, we are going to tell you how superman was seen flying over the california coast. but before we do that we will take a look at the golden gate bridge. we will be right back.
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>> welcome back here is a live look outside at the lake tahoe area. the forecast for the sierra will be sunny, patchy freezing fog. their high will be 33 to 43. with light winds. >> a famous super hero has been called flying over the california coast. as jeanine
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moos explains. a looks a lot like the man of steel pier it >> the site of superman find made a cycle this stopped and shoot the picture. it has now led by road. >> superman was 52 and weighed less than 200 lbs.. the big question is? is it nice to laugh at superman? >> no. >> he had an electric motor and a battery. he has built about a dozen of these remote control. he even customized supermen. hid had
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this shortened to keep its aerodynamics. it sounds very cold when you fly by. they plan to launch a business in a few months hold will sail remote control figures. there will be sold for under $500. if they can be assembled and customize. >> this is modeled after a you man her breasts is actually landing gear? >> yes. >> when she rose these on the ground she would be able to land. >> she is shapely year than
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come back. this is our second live our of kron 4 news weekend. the mysterious disappearance of bait petaluma a teenager is solved. the ending is tragic we will have the latest. >> the president returns to work on monday with hopes of avoiding a fight over the federal debt ceiling. will have more on that. >> we will talk about the book " a lipstick and the leash ". she will bring the dog to tell us how to do it. >> here is this look
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outside. this is a shot of san francisco. >> we do have rain on the way. here is a live look outside at the mt. cam. it is breezier outside and we are expecting the rain to push into the afternoon hours. the increasing clouds will come in. iran will push into the north bay and will grow. taking a look at the visibility. the visibility is down t 4 mi. and. it will not make any problems for driving. it is a chilly start for the morning. it is 32 degrees in fairfield and 33 in santa rosa. it is 44 degrees currently in hayward. that afternoon highs will have a mix bag of
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50s. for those of you head into the sierra you can expect a fresh shot powder. if they will have 2 to 3 in.. >> the top story we are following this morning. investigators in south lake tahoe are trying to determine what led to the death of a 19 year-old petaluma a teenager. if the body of alyssa byrne was found friday morning behind a snowbank. kron 4 urs philippe djegal begins our coverage on this morning. >> they stated that the 19 year-old was seen around midnight on new year's day. if they stated that this was done until her body was spotted at 10 ft. off a pioneer trail. >> it was found by some utility workers who were driving a large truck and
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they noticed her. new >> the lieutenant said that she was fully clothed and that the attack to help identify her body. >> there does not appear to be in a file play and there was no trauma to her body. if we will still continue to investigate this spirit >> she was found from this hotel where they stated she was staying with her friends and family. if she was in town for a three day music festival. at this time investigators do not know if she got lost while she was going back to the hotel. they stated that some of witnesses told them that she was intoxicated that night. it is not clear how she died. >> the temperature has been severely cold the past few days. he has been set up a 0 at night. it could be hypothermia that she died of. we will not know until
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the autopsy is done. the talks of colleges will also give us information. >> her body was taken to sacramento for an autopsy. if they stated that it should be performed this weekend. >> friends and family of alyssa byrne are mourning her loss. despite the cold weather last night. hundreds of them gathered for a candlelight vigil at the high school she graduated from. her friends said that they are having a tough time coming to terms that she is dead. if they said that she was very popular and she was nice to everyone that she met. >> a pair of fund raisers this weekend to benefit her family. to get some more news faster, we will turn to mike pelton. >> the fund-raiser begins in
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about an hour. complete strangers and family members will pack in this restaurant to help raise money. this is one of the to fund raisers in our schedules in petaluma. this one runs from 9 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.. 10 percent of their sales will go to the family. tomorrow there also have a another one. over the past few days we have seen a large pouring out towards the family. this is another opportunity for people to come and share stories. this is also a way to help of finely financially. >> we will stay wit we would chn with mike pelton later. you can stay with kron4 as we continue to follow the investigation. updates are
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also available on our web site, our face book, and with your pages. >> new this morning, a strong earthquake in alaska that sparked a to someone in overnight. that warning is now cancelled. the magnitude 7.5 quake covered a 700 mi. area stretching from southern alaska to a postal canada. the u.s. gm says that the quake hit about 60 mi. west of credit, alaska. that is about a hundred miles southeast of anchorage. any waste generated by the earthquake should be minimal and it will not pose a threat to the other areas. >> coming up on kron 4 news weekend, dozens of seniors are getting sick at a north bay care center. we will be
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right back.
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>> welcome back. new this morning, a san mateo high school water polo coach has pleaded guilty to under age sex charges. if 25 year-old
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joshua tatri was arrested in june after police learned that is 70 sold at aragon high school claimed that he had touched her in appropriately. prosecutors accused him of engaging in sexual activity and exchanging and lewd cell phone images with the student. the case was scheduled to go to trial on monday, but tatri;s guilty plea means that he faces three years and eight months in jail while he is sentenced in march. >> two people have died following an outbreak of the zero virus' said a marin, a senior center. officials said that the outbreak started just before christmas and has infected 60 residents and employees at the redwood facility in mill valley. fed officials say that the virus have
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contributed to the deaths of two elderly residents. another six people were taken to the hospital after guild from the contagious virus, which causes flu like symptoms for 24 to 48 hours. >> the centers for disease control one that the flu season appears to be a very bad this year. it is spreading faster and earlier than usual. the cdc says that the south and the south these sections of the country are getting hit especially hard. doctors say that even people will receive the flu shot can still get sick. >> some health experts say that the current flu vaccine does not include the strain that it is spreading across the country right now. the cdc agrees, saying that this year's vaccine does cover the virus that is currently infected people. the virus that is currently infected people. >>
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>> welcome back. is 8:15 a.m.. new this morning, president obama used his weekly address this morning to talk about the nation's economy. he said that raising taxes on wealthy americans is a good start. however, he says that washington must do more to reduce the country's debt. and that includes making sure that congress lives the federal debt ceiling. >> the last time congress threatened this the whole economy suffered. our families and businesses cannot afford this. >> the nation's credit rating was downgraded last year when lawmakers threatened in action on the
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debt ceiling. on the republican side, representative dave camp from michigan set america's credit cards are maxed out. he stated that there is no money in the bank, so we have to stop spending. >> we do have rain on the rway it will also increase throughout the day. in the north bay it will grow more into the evening. satellite and radar shows there is a cold front approaching. it will push its way into our area in the afternoon. by 1:00 p.m. it will make its way to santa rosa. off by 3:00 p.m. it will cross over the golden gate bridge. by 6:00 p.m. it will increase in intensity. it will be
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moderate the downpours and the heaviest rain will push them by 7:00 p.m.. by about 11:00 p.m. we still will be bill wet weather. it was still be showers along the san mateo) coast. >> it is mid 30's and santa rosa and it is 34 currently and fairfield. it is about made up for is currently in redwood city. about 55 in vallejo. your 7 day around the bay is stating that once we get past the wet weather we do have a dry conditions as we head into the next work week.
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>> there are reports that chevron fire fighters who responded may have accidentally punctured a pipeline. if they stated that this happened before the mass of august blaze. thousands of people had to go to the hospital. this type was all ready weekend before the blaze. if they stated that it may have been punctured from the outside. >> the case of the speed freak killers seems to be taking shape. this is to remind june that authorities went on a killing rampage. this was in the '80s and '90s. they both were convicted of numerous killings. one of them committed suicide. >> february 2012 the
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deputies searched this home to recover more than a thousand human bone fragments. if they stated that these were linked to the speed freak killers. almost 1 a year later the fbi is coming close to another search. >> bounty hunters have been in close contact with them. he stated that he is optimistic into what is going to come. he stated that this will finally give families closure. monday fbi will discuss how they will handle the remains. this comes after an independent review criticized the sheriff's department after slashing research. if they stated that the heavy machinery used may have missed child remains. while
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it is hard to say we do know that those with the fbi were shown for different wells. >> many people that we spoke with stated that they are happy if that the fbi is joining the investigation. that is despite recent news that agency has been hot water over is a laboratory hair and fiber unit. >> and a reminder, starting tomorrow. but there will be no more freed metered parking on sundays and san francisco. if drivers have to cede the meters from noon to 6:00 p.m. or you will risk of getting a ticket.
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some small-business owners say that the move could keep customers away. but others argue that it could free a more parking since drivers will no longer be able to just state park all day long. >> the new sunday parking rules will bring again about $2 million a year to the city of san francisco. >> still to come on kron 4 news weekend. we will tell you why an airline passenger had to be duct taped to his seat on board a flight. first, here is a live look outside at the golden gate bridge.
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former republican senator chuck hay-gel of nebraska is the front runner for the secretary of state job. for the prospect has already drawn sharp criticism from a number of pro is a light and gay groups. meanwhile, acting cia director michael morell is come the with counter-terrorism adviser john brennan to be the new spy chief. for the president returns from his hawaii family vacation on sunday and is expected to announce some of his picks on monday. >> two women only volunteered for the training last month. neither of them completed the course. the federal wait for one minute as 25%. >> airline passengers may want to think twice spirit take a look. here is a press
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center was restrained to his the wood duck tape. this happened on and iceland air flight bound for new york. they stated that he was refined because he was drunk and he was causing problems. they stated that they used this in case an incident like this occurs. >> coming up on kron 4 news we can suspects who are behind the death of a will see the venture capitalists will appear in court. here is a live look outside in the bay bridge. we will have the forecast coming up.
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>> welcome back it is 8:30 a.m.. we keep looking for the blue spots and the sky. >> we were expecting overcast drop the day. >> we are expecting renta push and and i will tell you about this. the high cloud cover will continue to increase throughout the day. it will start out in the north and it will grow more widespread within the is now ours. it will continue tonight and into early morning hours. it is another cool start for to that. as 36 degrees currently in santa rosa. novato is now and the low 40's. applas for your afternoon high will see a melee 50s. it will be mid '50s along the adults appear red for those of you
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head and up to the sierra they will have fresh snow. they will have to in just a night and told to 3 in. for tomorrow. that would drive down to the single digits. >> the family of petaluma a teenager whose body was found in south lake taupo, if this banking all those who helped in the search. the el dorado county sheriff's department says that alyssa byrne disappeared around midnight on new year's day. her body was spotted friday morning, about 5 mi. from a hotel where she was sane. she was found fully closed. a tad to help investigators identify her body. it is still unclear to how she died. the police are not expecting
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any file play. >> if they have been leaving flowers and candles outside of the girls come. if the family stated that this is tragic. >> news that their chairs and fran have passed away in south lake tahoe has hit her friends pretty hard. cante hantehantel kelly was with her on new year's its periods >> i cannot even believe what is born on. i have no words. it is just crazy. i was just talking to her. >> of a friend's job off flowers and they stated they she made friends with everyone. they stated she was loved by a lot of people. >> i am thinking about her
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in the times that we spent together. i met her when we were in the eighth grade. she has always been the same ever since. >> she always talk about that she loved her mom and her brother terry at >> i will paint the this with her favorite animal and i will say is i love you on a given to her mother. >> to fund-raisers are planned this weekend for her. the first one will start at the beyond and the glory sports bar. they will donate 10 percent of their cells to the summit. they opened at 9:00 a.m.. another fund raiser will be held tomorrow. it >> deputies in contra costa county up are investigating a shooting that sent people
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to the hospital. evora's reported just before 6:00 p.m.. it was their fist streetit was reported just before 6:00 p.m.. >> three of the four suspects involved in the murder and robbery of a wealthy businessman appeared in court. if this is a story that has received a lot of twists and turns. >> they entered this place wearing red a jump suits because they are high risk inmates. behind them they are shielde their all charged wh his murder. they stated that the former prosecutor
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says the the suspects could face the death penalty. >> because this was a burglary committed and a homicide occurred it gets special circumstances. >> if they face six felonies. they beaded his wife and stole a few items. they stated that he was a hard-nosed businessman that he did say the deals. they stated that the prosecutors have to connect the dots with his alleged assailants. >> they were aware that he was going to be and that he had money. all of this will be key to the case. they will reverse engineer this. they will see whether not
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the defendant and the victim knew each other. and other person is in jail. she is an alleged prostitute and she had been accused of being an assessor. >> take a look at this. a tiger shark not far from shore at a popular australian beach. they spotted the shark and they notified of cordis. they closed all nearby beaches and told everyone to get out of the water. they stated that they were probably looking for bait fished but that they still cause a problem for humans. >> still ahead on kron 4 mourning bells. andy will show you some of the entertainment that is around the bay. here is a live look at the mount sutro tower. we will be right
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>> jan: this is a great book perhaps sometimes i am too acquiescent. >> yes! to become too accommodating. and sometimes that is okay maybe he is not in the mood of those little things. those indicate subordination, not the leadership. follower, not a leader. >> they need a leader but not the one who yells. the leader is the one who sets a rule and boundary and follows through. >> this is a second home for this a dog. and sometimes it is the best thing for the dog they are happier. this dog came to me not fully housebroken. my resolution of this year was to practice what i preach. and that is to keep my eye on her.
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making sure that she is in a confined area where she is not able to make an accident. and quickly stopping the behavior and quickly introducing a more pleasurable behavior. like to in her business outside. >> she seems much better. >> she is better. i want her to be perfect this year because it takes awhile. but we are really good. me, my traders are about having talks a more fulfilled life. if a dog is not well behaved it will lose out on family time. or if somebody goes always mad. >> exactly. let us show them is called the lipstick and the leash. dog trading the women's way. a lot of great stories, information and of course beautiful pictures. [laughter] >> and the if your
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interested to get yourself up to dairy dell.. i would really recommend it in petaluma. and your website will explain everything. >> thank you. happy new year. here is to follow the hurt locker with this gripping action film. yes, it has been controversial, not unexpected since it is based on the story of tracking and finding bin laden. a strong woman is at the center of the story, who despite resistance from supervisors, is determined to follow her own insticts and information. jessica chastain is forthright and clear, a performance that will most likely be nominated for oscar.
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>> coming up the mostly british film festival. from these dvd's so glad to see you. >> we will take this quick look outside we have been watching the weather from mt. tam. and it is still very overcast janu? >> good morning we could see
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portions along the peninsula by 6:00 p.m. it will increase in intensity. this yellow cell is showing moderate downpour pushing to the east. perhaps by 7:00 p.m. and the overnight with showers not as intense as the evening. 2:00 a.m., still along the san mateo coast. it will not clear until tomorrow. mainly a dry sunday. temperatures a chilly day. with 30's. santa rosa, fairfield, concord. both in the upper 30's. 40's. 40's and 43 and a sunnyvale. the afternoon highs will see mid upper 50s a pretty mild day. 55 in santa rosa, vallejo, 50s for the east bay shore. and 50s for the south bay. your kron 4 7 day around the bay once we get past that wet weather
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>> hello everybody welcome back to our third live hour of kron 4 news weekend.. president obama is saying that the economic challenges for the country are far from over. >> also the tragic death of the petal of a teenager. petaluma -- teenager. >> mainly british shows are good, intelligent and we are or to talk about the mostly british film festival. >> we've been talking > >dontown heavy. and this quick look. there is actually a break in the clouds a little bit of bluelet's take a quick look outside this morning. let's check in with meteorologist, janu.
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this is from the bridge camera the increase with clouds just ahead of this system. we are expecting the rainfall to tonight and tomorrow temperatures. fairfield, 44 degrees. upper 30's along with delta. and mid 40's correctly in redwood city. the afternoon highs with a mixture of 50s. upper 50s for the east bayshore. mid '50s so long that delta. upper 50s for the south bay. as we take a look at the satellite and radar is showing this system. the rainfall to the north and where is it could have our area in the next
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forecast. >> investigators in south lake tahoe are trying to determine what lead to the death of a 19 year old petaluma teenager. the body of alyssa byrne was found friday morning behind a snow bank. kron four's philippe djegal begins our coverage this morning. >> reporter: the old rhino county sheriff's department wanted -the of throttle >> there were able to find her from the embankment.
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19 year old alyssa byrne died after attending a new year's eve music festival. police say she may have lost her way in the dark and froze to death in the bitter mountain cold. it was an average of zero to at six. a tragic end to the alyssa byrne. her body was discovered this morning. a missing petaluma teenager we did not expect this outcome but we are going to tahoe, less than a mile from the site of a concert she >> ten feet off pioneer trail, right alongside the roadway the santa rosa junior college student last seen mileaway at a musci festival on new yrs eve stories... in lake tahoe tonight. let's get to grant lodes -- alyssa byrne's body was it's only about a mile from lake tahoe community college.where she was
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attending the music festival byrne and some friends were staying at the horizon it appears byrne chose to walk from the music festival back to the resort.apparently several people at the festival did authorities say her body was found just off this stretch of pioneer trail, between black bart avenue and al tahoe blvd. which means if she was walking back to the resort.she presumably made a resort is this way. keep in mind this area is covered with snow right now.and plows created snow banks along pioneer trail. her body over a allyssa lived with her parents in petaluma. family members and friends some relatives talked to reporters about what the members of the community her friends say they're having a tough time coming to terms with alyssa's death. alyssa's friends say she was very popular and nice to everyone she met. she used to call her friends turtles, so, you can see here, they got matching turtle tattoos in her >> a pair of fundraisers this weekend to benefit alyssa's family. to get you more news faster,
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let's turn to our solo reporter kron four's mike pelton live at "beyond the glory" sports bar and grill in petaluma. things are beginning. >> the restaurant is open and a fund raiser is open and we are getting more information. first, let me show you there are two that are scheduled in petaluma. today is from 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. at the sports bar. 10 percent of all sales will go towards donations. i just spoke with the manager. she says that the efforts were or were originally supposed to go to the search effort. the manager who wanted to cancel a fund-raiser they did not want to seem that they wanted to capitalize on the death. with the blessing of the parents, however it is still ongoing. and the donations could go with the
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some burial costs for the family. it will largely go towards the national center for missing and exploited children and honor of her name. i spoke with that same manager how she is handling best. she has known the family for a couple of years. and how she is handling the s-this? and why did she do this she says that in petaluma, we care about our kids. >> is a tight community. stay with kron-4 as we continue to follow the investigation. updates are also available on our web site, kron-4-dot- com, and our facebook and twitter pages. >> other bay area headlines this morning. a 13-year-old girl is in the hospital with life- threatening injuries after being hit by a car in san francisco last night. the collision was reported shortly after 8 on pine street near stockton.
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the girl, who is visiting the city with her family, was struck by a white subaru. she was taken to san francisco general hospital. the collision is under investigation. the driver has not been sighted. >> coming up on kron 4 news this man found unconscience in the road in the north bay. >> take a look at the golden gate bridge some of that fog is lifting... [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals
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>> santa rosa police are looking into what lead to a man found lying on a roadway with severe head injuries. police received reports about the man around nine last night in the 14-hundred block of peterson road. the man, who is said to be in his 60's, may have left his home to walk to the store when he was injured. he's now in the hospital. while police don't know
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what caused his injuries, a white car occupied by two males were reportedly seen in the area at the time of the incident. >> a police chase in san francisco friday involving a man driving a stolen s-u-v. this is video from sky 7 h- d. police say when they tracked the man down. he ran from officers. they eventually caught up to him and he was arrested. no one was hurt. police are looking for other suspects in the area. >> the redwood city elder care was the secene for the noravirus... coming up what
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>> 9:14 new this morning. president obama used his weekly address this morning to talk about the nation's economy. he said raising taxes on the wealthiest americans is a good start. however, he says washington must do more to reduce the country's debt. and that includes making sure congress lifts the federal debt ceiling. >> as i said earlier this week i will not compromise on weather or not congress should pay the bill on the tactic they've racked up. congress has refused to
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make the promise of paying its bills on times. the consequences have been catastrophic. this unpacks middle-class families. >> the nation's credit rating that amharics--middle class families. >> the nation's credit rating when lawmakers threatened inaction on the debt ceiling. on the republican side. representative dave camp from michigan said america's credit cards are maxed-out. and there's no money in the bank, so we have to stop spending. president obama is expected to round out his new national security team next week. washington insiders say that former republican senator chuck hay-gel of nebraska is the front-runner for the secretary of state job. but the prospect has already drawn sharp criticism from a number of pro israeli and gay groups. meanwhile, acting c-i-a director michael morell is competing with counter- brennan to be the new spy chief. the president returns from his hawaian family vacation on sunday and is expected to announce some of his picks on monday. >> let's take a quick look
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outside this morning. that is highway 267. some traffic but the roads are clear and cold. >> it looks like there is a vehicle stalled. >> maybe he is going to go left? and let us check-in with a meteorologist, janu. >> yes we are already seeing some high clouds. just ahead of this system that will bring us some rainfall in the north bay and windy. it will be widespread for the evening hours. the satellite and radar showing this system approaching and it could press by 11 still that is where we could start to see some shower activity in
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the north bay. crossing over the golden gate bridge impacting portions of the peninsula. 6:00 p.m., this yellow with moderate downpours and over the bay area. by 7:00 p.m. and 11, still dealing with shower activity. the bulk of it will press out, overnight. still wet along the san mateo coast. tomorrow is when it will be mainly dry and clear. temperatures will eventually start with the 30's. santa rosa, concord, pleasanton. upper 40's and oakland. the afternoon highs for bringing us 50s across the board. upper 50s for the east bayshore with 56 degrees and san mateo. 58 in the san jose as we take a look your kron 4 7 day around the bay we are showing that once we
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get past this wet weather there is a dry start. a another chance of showers on wednesday. >> and a reminder, starting tomorrow. no more free metered parking on sundays drivers have to feed the meters from noon to six p=m or risk getting a ticket. some small business owners say the move could keep customers away. but others argue it could free up more parking. since drivers will no longer be able to take up a space all day long. officers won't start ticketing for sunday parking tickets until january 27th. but after that - a ticket will cost nearly 60 dollars. the change is expected bring in 2-million dollars a year to the city of san francisco. >> and more money woes to talk about. a new report reveals employees with the state department of parks and recreation intentionally hid
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millions of dollars from the state for more than a decade. kron 4's charles clifford has the story. >> reporter: last summer it was discovered that the california department of parks and recreation may have had up to 54 million dollars hidden in two accounts. the news was particularily shocking because at the time california was considering closing down dozens of state parks due to a lack of funding the news also resulted in the resignation of parks and rec director ruth colemn. but in this new report, the state attorney generals office concludes that 34 million dollars of that money was innocently misplaced, the remaining 20 million, however, was being kept a secret and park and rec employees knew about it. according to the attorney generals office, sometime in the mid nineteen nineties, the secret fund began to grow, unintentionally, as a result of what basically amounts to complex accounting errors. parks and rec employees were aware of the fund, but year after year failed to report the problem to the state department of finanace. after interviewing more than 40 state employees, the attorney generals office concludes that employees hid the money because they were worried that the department's budget would be cut if the money was discovered. they were also apparently embarrassed that
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deception had gone on for so long. the report also notes that over the years park and rec employees consistently requested, without success, that their superiors address the issue. while the report concludes that the fund was intentionally kept a secret, the a.g.'s office found no evidence that any of the money was stolen. it simply sat unused for years, a reserve of money with no purpose. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 a new report answers the question: which professions boast the lowest unemployment rate? in 2012 those jobs were in the health care, finance and social service sectors -- and all require a lot of education and training. the lowest un employment rate was among physicians and surgeons. on the other end of the spectrum jobs in construction, sales, and transportation sustained the greatest job losses. along with telemarketers who had the highest rate of unemployment. the list left out highly specialized professions. >> 43. light winds.
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>> critics of arizona's medical marijuana law thought it would cause "marijuana madness" among teens. but that didn't happen. a new study shows that pot use by teenagers is actually declining in arizona since the law was passed in 20-10. it's a slight drop. but still, the overall average is down. most of the teens surveyed say they got marijuana from friends. and about 12 percent say they got it from someone with a medical marijuana card. >> the f-d-a wants to make food safer -before it gets to your plate. and possibly makes you sick. as athena jones reports, the government is working on new rules that could save *hundreds of lives every
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year. >> and listeria cantaloupe and salmonella in peanut butter 130,000 people and apostle hospital and 3000 people died these rules could help stop that. food safety experts. >> this is a great step towards stopping contamination. if it is being spruced on the farm or in a factory. >> domestic and foreign producers would develop a written plan to prevent food borne illness and correct any problems. they also set standards for the sake production of fruits and vegetables. for the safe production. and also for high risk like agricultural,
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water, equipment and keeping animals out of fields. >> micro will be almicrobial- hazards, things like the coli, the salmonella. those types of illnesses and if people lifarmers will stop the herding and possibility of e-coli.. enforcement means money for inspectors. which is a government concern. athena jones, >> a pair of fundraisers this weekend to benefit alyssa's family.
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nature at its most delicious. >> welcome back. we take this live look outside at mount tam. >> that view has not changed. there have been clearing levels at the bay area but not up there. >> janu? >> good morning this is the approach to the bay bridge with plenty of high clouds. we will continue to see this storm system bringing rainfall in the north bay. and widespread for the evening hours. taking a look at current conditions. things are slowly starting to warm. 30's in santa rosa.
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concord, and nicely in oakland. 46 in hayward. for the afternoon highs we are expecting mid upper 50s. 56 degrees through san francisco. mid '50s along the delta. upper 50s in the south bay. for those going up to lake tahoe this is the sierra forecast with 2-3 in. and sunny on monday. however, taking a look at a single digits and teens. your full forecast and tracking your storm. >> the family of a pendulum a teenager is thinking all of those that helped in the search the el dorado sheriff's department and
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parks department found it the body it is possible that she could have become disoriented it is still not clear how she died and they're not expecting foul play. >> a pair of fund-raisers this weekend in her honor for the family let's turn to our solo reporter kron four's mike pelton live at "beyond the glory" sports bar and grill in petaluma. poignant story. mike? >> this restaurant is open the of the fund-raiser is under way. the management expects a huge crowd for the next several hours. they have doubled the staff in anticipation. that could show up. this is one of two fund-raisers that have been
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scheduled this is between now and 9:00 p.m. 10 percent of all sales will go towards donations. those donations will help the family with burial costs. and also go to the national center for missing and exploited children in her name. isabel, one of the main reasons that this restaurant showshows-bus is because the brother is an employee. believe it or not he insists on working his normal schedule. he will be here, later. >> let us hope that it will bring him more people what a lovely gesture. >> if this deadly crash in san francisco's mission district. david morales the
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media was not allowed to show his face on camera. >> we are going to be prosecuting this case to the fullest extent we have multiple charges that he is facing. with murder. >> he has killed two people. >> he is trying to get away under the condition of a felony but that is felony murder. in addition to two counts of murder, he is facing three counts of attempted murder. he evading arrest and participating in
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a gang. although he is only 19 years old he has been involved in gangs for quite some time and this should be a wake-up call for all parents. >> any sign for early gains a gang activity. if -- is a wake-up call. by the time they are 17, 18, 19 there will not go to prison. >> he will go back to court on tuesday. if convicted? he could face nearly 200 years in prison. at the hall of justice, dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> in the east bay deputies a contra costa county investigating what sent three people to hospital. this was near fifth street. one woman and two men were the three victim's. anybody with information is
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asked to contact a contra costa county sheriff's department. >> coming up the man who shot a deputy two years ago learns his fate. >> this live look with rainfall, and overcast conditions.
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>> coming up this man is facing his fate after a santa cruz tragedy. he has mean convicted on 39 charges with kidnapping and attempted murder. >> authorities are investigating what is a suspicious fire at a mere 1:00 in san jose. this was reported that the health center there was an odor of gasoline. the building was empty at the time. no word of the cause of the place. also, this and make a man
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>> what is his problem? >> it is because you are ugly [laughter] . the mostly british film festival united kingdom, and a south africa it is part of the film festival. and i cannot wait to be part of this film festival. the co-director is my colleague, friend. from the san francisco chronicle, film ruth stein. >> i was looking for a country that did not have a film festival. this is so rich with film festival but nobody had thought to do in english speaking but this is a foreign film festival for
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people that to not want to read subtitles. >> how do you choose these movies? >> some of these movies come to us, some are suggestions. and others, this is the first festival of the year which is really exciting for us. and eight down time for hollywood because they're focused on the oscars. if you want to see some really, good films. and in some instances he might never get a chance to see them. with distribution, they might not even make it here. >> michaels film " 56 up has gotten a lot of comments. >> yes, after we showed that
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many people are very nice about letting us show the film this is the northern california premiere. check out the n.y. times they are raving about it. >> yes it is fascinating. and i am a member of the directors guild of america. the entire issue is about this film. >> people are fascinated because they are not known if this same group of children since they were seven years old. and during seven year intervals what people's hopes and dreams and how their lives turned out it is voyeuristic but it is wonderful and fascinating. it is really a mirror into our own life. >> shadowed the answer. >> yes shadow dancer--is the movie. it is a very well
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done and in tense movie. just marvelous. and let me mention the opening night film we are trying to do right things and a couple of musicals. we opened a. weminnie driver called 'hunky dory'..with a glee type movie ... we have a party and she will even be attending it. it'll be up beat. >> and how can they be part of the film festival. january 17-24th vogue theatre in san francisco for more information log on to mostlybritish.org.
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thank you, rooruthe... >> we all agree on that many movies. wahl's winners zero dark thirty, lincoln, tristana, argo, bernie , arbitrage >> it was great. richard gere was excellent in arbitrage. >> thank-you. >> i also liked arbitrage but it did not get fair play. let's take a quick look outside this morning for your first forecast. that is walnut creek. janu is a single we should expect
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changes. >> yes. the san mateo bridge that fog has lifted but still dealing with high cloud coverage. that will increase because we have this system approaching. the satellite and radar bringing rain to the north of us. for the afternoon is when it will press through. a 11:00 a.m., still mainly clouds. 1:00 p.m., some showers pressing to the north bay. 3:00 p.m., along the peninsula and the golden gate bridge. by 6:00 p.m. is when it will increase in intensity. moderate downpours across the bay. 7:00 p.m., napa, vallejo, concord all of getting some moderate downpour. by 11:00 p.m., it will also decrease in intensity. wet weather.
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it will mainly be confined to the coast and portions of the south. and clearing out by tomorrow. expect a dry sunday. chilly starts with the 40's. it may 40's enrichment. upper 30's in concord. 35 in pleasanton. for this afternoon, also made 50s across the board. and once we get the wet weekend weather your kron 4 7 day around the bay a dry start but another chance of showers on wednesday night. we will take a quick break and we will be right back.
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>> and take a look a 9 ft. tiger shark in australia. this helicopter spotted the shark and got everybody out of the water. they are looking for bait fish but they still could be a danger
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for swimmers. >> take a look this chief moos explains. ginnie. >> he might to look like the man of steel but he is lightweight foam... it is top speed at 30 m.p.h. but the site of superman flying of of the california coast is enough to make a cyclist stop. this has gone viral. and people are now wondering. yes, it is a superman if he was 5 ft. 2 in.. it is a sensation of the local news. and the big question is that where is the propeller? >> it is not nice but here is the female version. >> there is a propeller with
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an electric motor and a battery. he has built about a dozen of these remote control figures. he is a former air force test pilot with an aviation background. even the tape he had to shorten it to keep it to more aerodynamic. >> esthetically it adds a lot and the sound of the cape and it is removable. >> they plan to launch a business. in a few months they will sell smaller versions for under $500. purchasers can even build a them. >> i like the stiletto heels. if the machine is very shapely. >> she started as a nose dark. >> modeled after a pan of pearl but she is offering
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engineering opportunities. >> her breasts are landing gear? >> yes. silicone implants. so they will be graceful. >> while they will be a bit more clumsy she is more shapely than a speeding bullet. if jeanne moos.. cnn >> get your hands off of her! [laughter] >> i wonder if my wife is going to see this. >> can you imagine?thats kron 4 news weekend for this saturday morning. i'm marty gonzalez. >> i'm ysabel duron. for all of us thanks for watching. join us for kron4 news and tonight for kron 4 news at eight. (music)
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